Key insights from
Unfreedom of the Press
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10 minute read
Published May 21, 2019
What you'll learn
Could it be that the biggest threat to the freedom of the press is not the government—even a Trump-run government—but rather the press itself?
Key insights
- • What you'll learn
- 1 “Media” and “progressivism” are more interchangeable than you might think.
- 2 Through groupthink, bias by omission, suppression, and defaming independent journalists outside “the pack,” the press is destroying its own freedom.
- 3 Progressives will either disparage or reframe the role of the early American press to suit their purposes.
- 4 The NYT has a history of betraying millions to death and ignorance, yet its reputation as America’s standard remains unquestioned.